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161. SOPS Action Planning Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2024 - Surveys SOPS Databases SOPS Additional Resources Data Entry and Analysis Tools Improvement … However, administering a SOPS survey is not the end of the improvement process. … It is important to develop and implement action plans, which use survey data for improvement.     … Identifying Areas To Improve: What areas do you want to focus on for improvement? … (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time bound) Planning Your Improvement Initiatives:

162. Defining the PCMH | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2022 - Disseminating Evidence into Practice Health IT and Digital Health Health Literacy Quality Improvement … Quality and Safety The primary care medical home demonstrates a commitment to quality and quality improvement … to guide shared decision making with patients and families, engaging in performance measurement and improvement … Sharing robust quality and safety data and improvement activities publicly is also an important marker … Critical Components and Available Mechanisms (PDF, 715 KB) Engaging Primary Care Practices in Quality Improvement

163. EvidenceNOW Projects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2022 - lack of resources to meet patient needs, and limited access to an infrastructure to support quality improvement … Learn how external quality improvement support helps primary care practices improve the way they work … partners who collectively have the resources, skills, and commitment to support primary care practice improvement … At its core it will use the EvidenceNOW model of primary care practice improvement support. … also focus on increasing integration between primary care and specialty care practices and aligning improvement

164. State Snapshots | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2021 - State-specific healthcare quality information, including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement … Pinpoint statewide healthcare quality weaknesses to better target improvement initiatives. … States more accurately identify their strengths and weaknesses, thereby highlighting targeted areas for improvement … The State Snapshots can be of great value to you in your quality improvement efforts if you are interested … Do you know how this tool interfaces with other AHRQ products, such as the Asthma Care Quality Improvement

165. Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators - A “How to” Guide for Improving Hospital Quality and Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - To be successful, improvement efforts within hospitals need to have attention and active support from … This support will help to motivate our staff to engage fully in improvement activities. … use of the QI Toolkit for improvement Describes tools used by the hospitals to improve performance … Implementation Methods Slide 42 Improvement Methods Overview (Tool D.1.) … Any suggestions for future quality improvement tools?

166. Action Planning Worksheets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2018 - Define the Problem, Challenge, or Opportunity for Improvement Objective: To specifically state the … When will the improvement occur? Within what timeframe?   … When will the improvement occur? Within what timeframe?   … When will the improvement occur? Within what timeframe?   … or map the process — where the target problem or opportunity for improvement occurs — write down the

167. Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2021 - prevention strategies, CAUTI prevention, antibiotic stewardship), resident and family engagement, quality improvement … , and sustainability to guide your facility through implementing an improvement project to reduce HAIs … Toolkit The toolkit is organized into three main sections that your facility can use to implement an improvement … Sections Each section contains customizable resources that your facility can use to implement an improvement … project, the AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI, which involved a national quality improvement

168. Module 6: Sustainability: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - of workforce turnover is an example of a sustained improvement. … Improvement Leader's Guide to Sustainability and Spread. NHS Modernisation Agency. … Most importantly, Baptist uses this data to refine its improvement plan. … Improvement Leader's Guide to Sustainability and Spread. NHS Modernisation Agency. … Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2008. www.ihi.org .

169. EvidenceNOW Infographics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2023 - infographics provide visual snapshots of the program improvements in delivery of heart health and quality improvement … A Snapshot of Participating Primary Care Practices  (PDF, 838 KB) Increased Capacity for Quality Improvement

170. Listening to the Voice of the Patient: Using Multiple Feedback Methods to Complement CAHPS Survey Data | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2024 - methods complement CAHPS data, and how this integration of data sources informs their efforts to identify improvement … Director, CAHPS and Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Programs Center for Quality Improvement

171. Patient Safety Awareness Week 2023 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - Safety Awareness Week 2019 AHRQ Summit and Roundtable on Research Priorities for Patient Safety Improvement … and Human Services (HHS), the Health Services Resources Administration, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement … Attendees at AHRQ’s Summit and Roundtable on Research Priorities for Patient Safety Improvement considered

172. Improving Value and Efficiency in Hospitals and Medical Offices: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ SOPS Value and Efficiency Supplemental Item Sets (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2023 - The paper guides leaders and quality improvement teams through an in-depth examination of a systems … Lean Healthcare: 6 Methodologies for Improvement from Dr. … Lean Healthcare: 6 Methodologies for Improvement from Dr. Brent James 8. … Quality Improvement Savings Tracker Worksheet 9. … Using Change Concepts for Improvement Composite Measure 3.

173. EvidenceNow Key Drivers and Change Strategies (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2019 - Key Driver 2: Implement a data-driven quality improvement process to integrate evidence into practice … Quality improvement (QI) is a systematic, data-driven process for managing that change. … Once a practice chooses a QI approach and tools and sets improvement goals, it can identify and test … team that meets regularly Quality improvement is a team sport – improving quality is everyone’s job. … These include the Model for Improvement (focused on continuous change made by rapid cycle testing),

174. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - Northwest Cooperative (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2017 - cooperatives composed of public and private health partnerships that provide a variety of quality improvement … Provide comprehensive practice support to build quality improvement (QI) capacity within these practices … Practice facilitators administer the Quality Improvement Change Assessment (QICA), a tool developed … by the Cooperative to determine a practice’s need for practice improvement assistance. … http://www.escalates.org Northwest Cooperative Update The Quality Improvement Capacity Assessment

175. Information to Help Hospitals Get Started (doc file)
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     May 21, 2013 - Available at: http://www.ipfcc.org/pdf/getting_started.pdf Institute for Healthcare Improvement The … Institute for Healthcare Improvement is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care. … Its Web site for providers contains resources and improvement tools to promote health care quality and … Improvement and Information AHRQ’s Web site has tools, resources, and case studies related to quality … improvement along with links to quality information for consumers.

176. Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
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     February 16, 2011 - Prevention Toolkit Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit Module 2 Tools 2A: Multidisciplinary Team 2B: Quality Improvement … Quality Improvement Process Assessment Question No Somewhat Yes (fully operational) 1. … Are managers and employees evaluated for their performance improvement efforts (i.e., is performance … improvement in their job descriptions)? … Set target goals for improvement. QI department Within 8 weeks from initiative start 4.

177. Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2021 - An environmental scan on the topic identified several key threats to patient safety amenable to improvement … Network, CVS Health, Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, and Telligen Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement … Quality and Safety, Project Patient Care, Consumers Advancing Patient Safety, Institute for Healthcare Improvement–National … Network, CVS Health, Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, and Telligen Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement

178. A3 Combo Selfassessment (doc file)
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     June 27, 2014 - checklist, you can highlight capabilities that should be in place within your hospital before implementing improvement … for Change Management, to evaluate how ready your organizational infrastructure is to support quality improvement … This tool helps you assess how prepared the hospital organization is to implement improvement initiatives … Role in Quality Improvement Please indicate which of the following describe your role in quality improvement … efforts at your institution (check all that apply) |_| Senior leadership |_| Quality improvement team

179. System Redesign for Value in Safety-Net Hospitals and Systems: Challenges and Implications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Slide 6 System redesign Improvement or redesign work that promotes alignment and synergy among … quality improvement efforts to create changes that are well aligned across units and conditions. … Safety-net systems: Have long experience in process improvement using quality improvement tools. … business strategies, payment models, care delivery models, and process improvement. … Enhancing process improvement effectiveness: system redesign in safety-net systems.

180. EvidenceNOW: Interview Protocol - QI Lead | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Interview Protocol - QI Lead New York City Cooperative Resource: Provider/Quality Improvement … protocol was used by an EvidenceNOW Cooperative's staff to interview participating practices’ quality improvement